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BENEND IKT` Gwenn' AND HERMAN Woei-Inn., on PHILADELPMA, rENNsYLvANIA, Assieuons To -THEMSELVES AND JonN JOSEPH champs SMITH, lon SAME Lezers Paten: Naoese. dared' Numbers, 1869; arredata: Nor-mbar. 4, 1869.

-irlllzr'novzium'Nn IN FASTENINGS. ron BUTTONS To all whom it 'nmyconcern Be it known that we, BENENDIKT Geleen and HERMAN' WQCHER both of the city and county-of Philadelphia, and AState of Pennsylvania, vhave invented a new and useful Improvementin Button; Fastenings; and I do. hereby declare the following to' be a full,`clear, and exact description of the same, suicicnt to enable others skilled in" the art to manufacture it, reference being had to thelaccompanying Fl ure 1representsn perspective'view' of acommon utton, with my improvement attached;

' Figui-cl2, a. 4sectional 'view'ofthe same; -ariu Figures-'3, 4,.and" 5, represent separate' partsof my improvement. v A, fig. 1,l represents a common button, with a shank as ordinarily;l

B is a hollowwasher, of metahformcd inone piece, o r in two pieces, and united in any proper manner, so as toi-make one.

It may be circulanoval, square, or of any'deslred form, y

Ou thc upper surface is a, perforation, D," to receive'- tlxe shank ofthe button. A.; Y

And in the edge-or cuter periphery is an opening, E,.through which is introduced -the Spring-key C, or, a simple key, 0r any Suitable construction and material that will, by passing through' the eye in the desired.

The Schedule' referred tio in these Letters Patent rand mnk'ing part of the fume.

shank of the button A, accomplish tire desired e'ct that of holdingA and B firmly together, but permit .of their heilig detached fronieaclr other whenever My in'iprovcme'nt is .adapted to use with common buttons with Shanks, and is valuable on account of permitting th'e, buttons to 'be so easily detached, as, for instance, when it is desred to 'washtlle clothing upon which Athey are.

` They may be placed upon garments ;byfiuse rting`v the shank of the button A through -the cloth, or other mater-iol, placing the washer B upon the under side,

ing B O, consisting of a hollow washer and a 1ock' ing-pin or key, construct-cdas herein described, and

adapted for use with common slrank-mittens; BENIINDI'KT- GEIGER.'

HERMAN WOO/HER. Witnesses z.

JOHN J'. Gu; SMITH,

MICHAEL Snam.

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